Child s carriage



(N0 Model.)

E FOSBURLHCI 234,016. 11d s C@Triage Patented No UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,016, dated November2, 1880. Application tiled May 27, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom 'it 'may concern Be it known that I, CALVIN E. FosBURGH, ofBrooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Ohildrens Carriages, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide in a convenient manner forsupporting a child in an inclined or longitudinal position in a childscarriage Without the necessity of removing the seat from thecarriage-body and placing a pillow therein, as is commonly done. Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a cool resting-surface withprovision for ventilation below the same.

My invention consists in the combination, with a rigid carriage-body, ofa false bottom wor rest arranged above the seat, and devices forsecuring the false bottom or rest, at any or all of its edges, tothecarriage-body, and which afford provision for adjusting the falsebottom or rest upward above and away from the seat, to constitute asupport for the child in a recumbent position and alford ventilationbelow it, and for adjusting said false bottom or rest downward towardand to the seat, to allow of the support of the child upon the seat. Thefalse bottom or rest is preferably composed of some flexible textilematerial, such as cloth or netting, and when made of such material itaffords provision for ventilation similar to a hammock, and readilyadapts itself to the contour of the childs body.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view ofa carriagebody and my false bottom or rest attached thereto. Fig. 2represents a longitudinal section of -the same.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A designates a rigid carriage-body, which is of common shape andordinary construction, and B designates the false bottom or restthereof. Ihe false bottom is of a size to iit within the carriage-body,and is to be secured thereto by any desired means at each end, andpreferably, also, at the two sides. Any devices may be employed for thispurpose. As here shown, the body is provided with a rail, G,

around its back and front, and the bottom or rest is furnished withstraps b at the front and back ends, adapted to be attached and securedto the rail by buckles, clasps, or otherwise. The rail G, or otherdevices used in lieu of it, may be made higher or lower, to suit thetaste of the manufacturer. The false bottom or rest is also preferablyfurnished with similar straps c upon the sides, which may be attached tothe sides of the carriage-body and prevent the false bottom or rest fromswinging sidewise.

The false bottom or rest is designed to be composed of a reticulated oropen fabric and preferably of a flexible material-such, for instance, asnetting-as when so made it affords provision for ventilation to keep thechild cool, and also adapts itself readily to the contour of the childsbody, affording the greatest comfort. Provision is afforded for raisingor lowering one or both ends of the false bottom or rest, so as tosupport the child in an inclined or horizontal position above the seat.As here shown, this may be accomplished by lengthening or shortening theend straps, b, separately; or the said straps might be connected to thebody, so that those at each end could be lengthened or shortenedtogether-as, for instance, by attaching them to a roller or windlasssecured to the carriage-body.

When it is desired to seat the child'upon the carriage-seat, the strapsor devices supporting the false bottom or rest are all to be loosened,so as to permit the false bottom or rest to drop to the bottoni of thecarriage-body.

When it is desired to raise the child above the seat and support it uponthe false bottom or rest, the said bottom or rest is drawn up by thestraps or devices at one or both ends, so

as to raise the child into an inclined position and support it as in ahammock; and this may be done without removing the child or disturbingit.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. The combination, with a rigid carriage- 9 body, of a false bottom orrest arranged above the seat, and devices for securing the false bottomor rest, at any or all of its edges, to the carriage-body, and whichafford provision for adjusting the false bottom or rest upward above anda-Way from the seat, to constitute a support for the child in :irecnmbent position and afford ventilation below it, and for adjustingsaid false bottom or rest downward toward and to 5 the seat, to allow ofthe support of the child upon the seat, substantially as specied..

2. The combination, with a rigid carriagebody, of a falso bottom or restsimilar to a hammock composed of flexible material arranged above theseat, and devices for securro ing it, ntany or all of the edges, to thecar- 1iage-body, substantially as specified.

CALVIN E. FOSBURGH. Witnsses:

A. C. WEBB, CHANDLER HALL.

